Novel aromatic–polyamine conjugates as cholinesterase inhibitors with notable selectivity toward butyrylcholinesterase
作者:Chen Hong、Wen Luo、Dong Yao、Ya-Bin Su、Xin Zhang、Run-Guo Tian、Chao-Jie Wang
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2014.03.045
日期:2014.6
Three types of aromatic-polyamine conjugates (6a-6s) were designed, synthesized and evaluated as potential inhibitors for cholinesterases (ChEs). The results showed that anthraquinone-polyamine conjugates (AQPCs) exhibited the most potent acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity with IC50 values from 1.50 to 11.13 mu M. Anthracene-polyamine conjugates (APCs) showed a surprising selectivity (from 76- to 3125-fold) and were most potent at inhibiting butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), with IC50 values from 0.016 to 0.657 mu M. A Lineweaver-Burk plot and molecular modeling studies indicated that the representative compounds, 6l and 6k, targeted both the catalytic active site (CAS) and the peripheral anionic site (PAS) of ChEs. Furthermore, APCs did not affect HepG2 cell viability at the concentration of 100 mu M. Consequently, these polyamine conjugates could be thoroughly and systematically studied for the treatment of AD. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.